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Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Rikers Island Guards File Suit Alleging Cancer-Causing Toxin Exposure by Mark Wilson The Rikers Island jail in New York City was built atop a toxic landfill that is causing cancer, according to lawsuits filed by seven cancer-stricken Rikers employees. “That island is toxic and it’s killing people,” said guard Vanessa …
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
$227,500 Settlement in Suit by Former Minnesota DOC Prison Chaplain by A former Minnesota prison chaplain has settled a lawsuit against state officials after she lost her job for raising concerns about the constitutionality of the InnerChange Freedom Initiative (IFI) program. Kristine Holmgren was employed by the Minnesota Department of …
Nevada DOC’s Ban on Male Supervisors at Women’s Prison Invalidated by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated a Nevada prison policy barring male employees from holding certain supervisory positions at a women’s prison. Circuit Judge Marsha S. Berzon delivered the opinion, holding that the ban violated Title VII of …
Article • November 15, 2011
$7.25 Million Settlement over New York DOC Guard's Suicide Attempt by The City of New York Department of Corrections (CNYDC) reached a $7.25 million settlement with a former guard who alleged she was negligently allowed to retain the department issued firearm that she used for an attempted suicide. Both parties …
Article • November 15, 2011
Appeals Court Upholds $250,000 Damage Award in Federal Worker's Civil Rights Case, Expert Testimony Not Required to Corroborate Claim of Emotional Distress by The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld the award of $250,001 to Russell Bolden, who was discharged from his position at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, …
Article • November 15, 2011
CDCR Cannot Avoid Paying Officers in Training by In a case of purely statutory construction, the Fourth District Court of Appeal held in June 2011 that Penal Code § 13602, subd. (a), authorizes California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) employment training for correctional peace officers at its academies in …
Article • November 15, 2011
D.C. Circuit Reverses Arbitration Discussion for Guards by On July 8, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit set-aside an arbitration award obtained by federal prison guards against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). In order to cut down on overtime costs, the BOP in 2004 reconfigured the …
Article • November 15, 2011
Stress from Killing Prisoner Does Not Support Disability Claim by DOC Guard over Failure to Retire Claim by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment for the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) in a suit …
Article • November 15, 2011
Former Oregon Prison Guard Loses Wrongful Termination Suit by On March 10, 2011, a state court jury returned a verdict against a state hospital worker, formerly a prison guard, who alleged his termination was improperly based on race, not because he had been caught having sex in a cemetery while …
Article • November 15, 2011
Florida Jail Guard Awarded $600,000 in Defamation Suit; Award Vacated by A Florida jury awarded a former jail guard $600,000 for defamation and lost earnings against the ST. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO). In a post-trial motion, the Circuit Court dismissed the verdict. While working as a guard on July …
Article • October 15, 2011 • from PLN October, 2011
Former Florida Prison Guard Sues for Reinstatement Under Whistleblower Act by The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has been sued for retaliation under the state’s whistleblower act by a former guard. The suit, filed by lawyers for John Pisciotta, seeks back pay, reinstatement of his job, damages and attorney fees. …
Texas Chaplain Who Complained of Jail Conditions Reinstated, Suit Settled by In January 2011, Gail Hanson was reinstated as a volunteer chaplain at the Cameron County Jail in Brownsville, Texas. She had been banned from the facility after she publicly criticized conditions at the jail, and her reinstatement was part …
EEOC Files Suit Against GEO Group for Sexual Harassment at Arizona Prisons by On September 29, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against private prison firm GEO Group, alleging that the company and some of its male supervisors permitted a “sexual and sex-based hostile work environment” …
Terminated South Carolina Wardens Awarded a Total of $882,000 by Mark Wilson On December 22, 2010, the South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a $372,000 verdict in favor of a prison warden who was wrongfully terminated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC). In 2002, SCDC Investigator Karen Hair …
Washington Prison Guards Sue Prisoners by Brandon Sample Prisoners who attack Washington state prison guards can add one more potential consequence to their actions – garnishment of their commissary accounts. The effort to garnish prisoners’ accounts is being spearheaded by the Washington Staff Assault Task Force (WSATF), a group of …
Article • May 15, 2011
D.C. Agrees to Pay $8,500 after Denying Former Guard Severance Pay by On July 29, 2005, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $8,500 to settle claims by a former guard who claimed that he was improperly denied his severance pay. In 2001, John McCauley received a notice from his …
D.C. Settles Gender- and Race-Based Work Discrimination Suit for $140,000 by On February 7, 2007, the District of Columbia agreed to pay $140,000 to a former Department of Corrections (DOC) employee who alleged that she was discriminated against because of her sex. Brenda Makins was terminated from her job at …
Article • May 15, 2011
Washington Prison Guard Paid $10,000 for Racially Derogatory Statement by On September 13th, 2004, the State of Washington agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Janice Shepherd against her direct supervisor, Stanley Badger, and the Washington Department of Corrections. Shepherd alleged in the suit that Badger directed racially derogatory comments …
Washington Prison Guards Paid $65,000 for Harassment, Threats by Coworker by On October 28, 2006, the State of Washington paid $65,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by two female prison guards who were sexually harassed and physically threatened by a male coworker. The women filed suit in the U.S. District …
Washington State Agrees to Pay $275,000 to Settle Employment Discrimination Claim by The State of Washington has agreed to pay $275,000 to a female Department of Corrections (DOC) employee who experienced harassment because of her gender, and retaliation as a result of an EEOC complaint about the matter. Carol Grandmontagne …
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